Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 11:37:40 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] HD upgrade
> Are you saying that you don't think the 5400RPM model with show a > significant enough increase in the speed of system performance to bother? > This with the increase size of the cache I understood these larger HDDs > have? I'm saying that for most Libretto uses, it won't matter much - word processing, internet, gps, etc. Yes, if you're transfering/copying a lot of data frequently like with DV, video, etc. work, you'd probably notice a difference still, but in the end, if you're just starting up Internet Explorer or Word for general use, it won't matter much. I would rather have more storage space than a slightly faster HD in my case, and I'd go for a nice fat 80GB HD in my Libretto instead of a 60GB 5400rpm drive. But, for those wanting the best performance, you can't beat a 5400rpm HD in a laptop, and it really does make it feel snappier if you start to do a lot with it. All of the specs on 5400rpm HDs however do show that the WATTs of heat dissipated during use is higher than with 4200rpm HDs, so if you do start to use the Libretto HD a lot, it'll wind up being a hotter unit overall, and I'm not certain if the up to 0.5WATT difference would cause serious problems with the Libretto -- probably not in most cases, but it could if the ambient temp. is already very hot. Anyways, they'll both work, and for most cooler climates, they'll be cool enough idle that you'll never have to worry about a problem, so go ahead and give them a try. --- Some of the latest HDs do come with killer 16MB cache, so these are the gems to focus on - see my website for the latest HD list updated with those HDs. They'll let you're Libretto run as fast as they can. ===== adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
